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fore·cast
(fôr′kăst′)tr.v. fore·cast or fore·cast·ed, fore·cast·ing, fore·casts
1. To estimate or predict in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data. See Synonyms at predict.
2. To serve as an advance indication of; foreshadow: price increases that forecast inflation.
n.
A prediction, as of coming events or conditions: The weather forecast stated that it would rain.
[Middle English forecasten, to plan beforehand : fore-, fore- + casten, to throw, calculate, prepare; see cast.]
fore·cast′a·ble adj.
fore′cast′er n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() astrologer, astrologist - someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon fortune teller, fortuneteller - a person who foretells your personal future |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
forecaster
[ˈfɔːrkɑːstər] n (weather) → météorologiste mf; (economic) → prévisionniste mfsee also weather forecaster
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forecaster
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